人物:芭芭拉·布什的梦中婚礼

 Barbara Bush's dream wedding 芭芭拉·布什的梦中婚礼

After George H.W. Bush lost the love of his life, his wife, Barbara, in April, his granddaughter Barbara Pierce Bush knew just what to do. 今年4月，老布什失去了他一生的挚爱——他的妻子芭芭拉。他的孙女芭芭拉·皮尔斯·布什终于知道该做些什么了。

She cleared her calendar, enlisted¹ the new love of her life, screenwriter Craig Coyne, and took up temporary residence in the family's Kennebunkport, Maine, home, so that the 94-year-old former President wouldn't be alone. 她清理了自己的日程表，找到了新的爱情——编剧克雷格·科因(Craig Coyne)，并在缅因州肯纳邦克波特(Kennebunkport)的家中暂住，这样这位94岁的前总统就不会孤单了。

"It was just us three—quiet and beautiful," Barbara says. 芭芭拉说:“只有我们三个人——安静而美丽。”

"I would read to him. While he napped, Craig and I would go on walks, then dress my grandfather up and take him out for martinis and oysters²." “我会给他读书。他午睡的时候，克雷格和我出去散步，然后给祖父穿好衣服，带他出去喝马提尼酒，吃牡蛎。”

Craig, an Atlanta native who met the former First Daughter on a blind date just last November, also secretly did a little research. 克雷格是土生土长的亚特兰大人，去年11月，他在一次相亲中遇到了前第一女儿，也偷偷做了一点调查。

On a return visit Aug. 25, he surprised Barbara by dropping to one knee at the exact spot—on oceanside rocks behind the home— where her grandfather proposed to an 18-year-old Barbara Pierce 75 years earlier. 在8月25日的又一次见面时，他单膝跪在她家后面的海边岩石上，让芭芭拉大吃一惊。75年前，芭芭拉的祖父就是在这里向18岁的芭芭拉·皮尔斯求婚的。

Says her name-sake: "I didn't know Craig had found out the history. Of course, I cried—and our cousins were spying from the windows taking pictures." 她提到了自己的名字：“我不知道克雷格发现了这段历史。当然，我哭了——我们的堂兄弟姐妹从窗户里偷拍照片。”

The couple, whose 11-month romance was known only to family and close friends, exchanged wedding vows³ on that spot on Oct. 7 in a backyard ceremony witnessed by 20 close family members. 这对情侣的爱情只有家人和密友知道，10月7日，这对情侣在后院举行了婚礼，有20名亲密的家庭成员见证了他们的婚礼。

After a first dance to Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World" in a living room cleared of furniture for the occasion, all 20 fit around a single table for a homey feast of Maine lobster⁴ and corn on the cob. 在特地搬空了家具的客厅里，20位亲友伴着山姆·库克(Sam Cooke)的《奇妙世界》跳了一支舞后，聚在一张桌子周围，开始享用缅因州龙虾和玉米棒的可口盛宴。

"A big party was not our vibe," Barbara, 36, tells People. 36岁的芭芭拉告诉《人物》杂志:“大型派对不是我们的风格。”

"It was more important to get married somewhere that we love and where we have loved each other—and where my grandfather could be with us while he's feeling good still." “更重要的是在我们爱的地方结婚，在我们彼此相爱的地方结婚，在我祖父身体还不错的时候，在他能和我们在一起的地方结婚。”

Barbara's twin and matron of honor, Today correspondent Jenna Bush Hager, described it on-air as "a very secret wedding, a little bit like my elusive⁵ sister." 芭芭拉的双胞胎姐妹兼伴娘、《今日》杂志记者詹娜·布什·哈格在节目中说:“这是一场非常秘密的婚礼，有点像我那捉摸不定的妹妹。”

The vastly more private of Laura and George W. Bush's two daughters, Barbara is board chair of the Global Health Corps⁶ nonprofit she cofounded in 2008. 芭芭拉是劳拉·布什和乔治·W·布什(George W. Bush)两个女儿中较为低调的一个，她于2008年与人共同创立了全球卫生组织(Global Health Corps)，是该组织的董事会主席。

Craig, 36, who moved from Los Angeles to Barbara's Manhattan home just days before the wedding, shares the soulful side she also has in common with her father. 36岁的克雷格在婚礼前几天从洛杉矶搬到了芭芭拉在曼哈顿的家中，她和父亲灵魂中的共同点，他也有。

"When Craig asked for my hand in marriage," Barbara says, "he and Dad talked for 45 minutes about spirituality, children and bigger-picture life things." “当克雷格向我求婚时，”芭芭拉说，“他和爸爸谈了45分钟关于灵性、孩子和更大的生活图景的事情。”

In his wedding toast, George W., a prolific⁷ painter in his postpresidency, saluted⁸ his new son-in-law: "As the lonely artist in our family, I'm thrilled to have another sensitive soul with whom I can relate. 乔治·W·布什卸任总统后，成为一位多产的画家。在婚礼祝酒辞中，他向他的新女婿致敬：“作为我们家族中孤独的艺术家，我很高兴能有另一个敏感的灵魂，我可以和他交流。

Plus it's nice to know someone from Hollywood who kind of likes me." 另外，很高兴认识了一个来自好莱坞、有点喜欢我的人。”

Laura Bush, in her emotional toast, savored⁹ the simple completeness of her little family and Barbara's joy. 劳拉·布什在她充满感情的祝酒辞中，品味着她的小家庭的简单完整和芭芭拉的欢乐。

Of a summer night long ago in Midland, Texas, when her babies were asleep in bed, Laura recalled: "Daddy and I were in our little backyard at twilight¹⁰, and I thought, 'This is the life.' 劳拉回忆起，很久以前的一个夏夜，在得克萨斯州米德兰，当她的孩子们在床上睡觉时，“黄昏时分，爸爸和我在我们的小后院，我想，‘这就是生活。’

Well, Barbara and Craig: This is the life." 芭芭拉和克雷格：这就是生活。”

1 enlisted   

adj.应募入伍的v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
• He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 oysters   

牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。
• She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。

3 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

4 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

5 elusive   

adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的

参考例句：

• Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
• Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

6 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

7 prolific   

adj.丰富的，大量的；多产的，富有创造力的

参考例句：

• She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
• The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。

8 saluted   

v.欢迎，致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 )；赞扬，赞颂

参考例句：

• The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. 中士立正敬礼。
• He saluted his friends with a wave of the hand. 他挥手向他的朋友致意。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 savored   

v.意味，带有…的性质( savor的过去式和过去分词 )；给…加调味品；使有风味；品尝

参考例句：

• We savored the barbed hits in his reply. 我们很欣赏他在回答中使用的带刺的俏皮话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We savored, (the pleasures of) mountain life to the full. 我们充分体会了山居生活的乐趣。 来自辞典例句

10 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。